Jointed tip for boots and shoes



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. MITCHELL, OF TURNER, MAINE.

JOINTED TIP FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 28,395, dated May 22, 1860.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEO. A. MITCHELL, of Turner, in the county ofAndroscoggin and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful JointedTip for Protecting the Toes and Uppers of Boots and Shoes; and I herebydeclare that the following specification, in connection wit-h theaccompanying drawings and references thereon, constitute a lucid, clear,and exact description of the same.

In referring to the said drawings, Figure l denotes a plan or top viewof a boot with my jointed tip attached thereto; Fig. 2, a front endView; Fig. 3, a section on line A, B, Figs. l and 4; Fig. t, a sideelevation; Fig. 5, a part side elevation and section on line C, D, ofFig. l. Fig. 6 is a section of my jointed tip taken on line E, F, Fig.7, and showing one half beyond. Fig. 7 is a plan of my jointed tip inposition as applied to the boot or shoe, but disconnected therefrom.

[noeuoon..-The nature of my invention consists in providing the upperand toe portion of boots and shoes with a tip, which is extended backthe desired distance toward the heel, and made in sections, the ends oredges overlapping each other where it protects the upper, and not comingin contact where it is conned between the soles, in order to eectuallyprotect the upper, and at the same time not render the soles rigid, orprevent their elasticity.

Ooastmoton--To enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to construct and carry out the same I will describe it asfollows. I construct a die of cast iron or other material (not shown)with cavity formed therein of the shape of the toe of the boot or shoe,or of the tip to be applied thereto seen at G, and a follower of castiron, steel, or other desirable material (not shown) exactly of theshape of the cavity formed in the die less the thickness of the metal ormaterial for the tip and so moved into the die as to form or strike upthe tip. Dies and followers are constructed and operated in a similarmanner to the above, but of the requisite shape to form or strike up thetips E, and F, as desired, the front ends of sides of tips F, projectingforward so as to be overlapped by side ends of tip G, but not fastenedtogether, as seen at c, while the base of each, or that part of themwhich is secured between the soles are cut or formed sufficiently shortthat they can not touch each other; but on the contrary leave the spacee, Figs. 5, 6, and 7 between them. And the sides of rear tips E, in turnproject forward and are overlapped as seen at o, by the sides of F, anda similar space e, left between their bases, or parts between the soles.The protecting sides of the tips are made to overlap as just describedand seen at o, for the purpose of rendering a complete protection to theupper leather, or such part of the boot as is most liable to come incontact with the various obstructions including prairie grass. The baseportions are cut short as seen at c, Fig. 5, and at Figs. 6 and 7, so asnot to impair the elasticity of the soles or any part of the boot, inthe least. The proj ections sliding freely past each other, when thewearer of the boot or shoe is walking, and allowing the soles to bend orgive, in all positions as freely as though no tips were applied.

The several parts E, F, and G, when placed upon and secured to the bootor shoe as seen in the drawing constitute my jointed tip, and may besecured on, into, or between the soles.

Various material or substance may be made use of for the tip, which maybe japanned or colored black or otherwise prepared such as copper,brass, German silver, iron or any other metal or alloy of metal, ormaterial or composition of matter, ductile and susceptible of being setwith a die, or otherwise shaped or formed, so as to conform to the toe,and other desired part of the boat or shoe, the plate or material whencut, or set, or shaped, being either hot or cold, or any desiredconsistency. If metal be used copper is preferable by reason of itsductility and cheapness and in not being liable to rust.

The several parts of my jointed tip being formed, the boot or shoe isthen lasted, the upper being seen at A, and the boot leg at B, andbefore the outer sole C, is put on, they (the tips) are placed togetherthereon as seen in the drawings. Then the outer sole C, is placedthereon and nails seen at a. Figs. 3 and 5 are driven through the outersole C, tips E, F, and Gr, the upper A, and the inner sole D, the nailpoints being clenched by striking the iron toed last, and thus holdingthe soles C, and D, the upper A, and the tip E, F, and Gr firmlytogether: and my jointed tip when constructed and applied as justdescribed, not only protects that part of the boot or shoe which itcovers, from wear, but it adds material strength, and consequentdurability to `the entire boot or shoe. f

It is well known that the upper leather at the toes and sides of bootsand shoes is the first to be worn out especially when worn in prairiegrass. This natural and unavoidable result arises from the greatercontact which this portion of the upper part of the shoe or boot isliable to come when in use, and from t-his unavoidable and well knownpredominance of wear, the shoe or boot is worn through or so as torequire rnending when they are otherwise less than haltl worn out. Thisis the case particularly with childrens and youths boots and shoes, andto those worn in the rude occupations, and have to be 'consequentlythrown aside when nearly all fparts of them are good, and the obj ecto'f my invention is to cheaply and efl fectually avoid the aforesaid'serious defects by never allowing them to occur, as well as to impartan increased durability to the entire boot or shoe by giving thegreatest strength to that part heretofore the weakest and soonestdestroyed, and without impairing the elasticity of the soles, and tocause the boot or shoe to longer retain their elegance of form and newappearance, all as will be readily seen.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as my invention, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is The construction and applicationof the within described tip, made ointed, or in sections, substantiallyin the manner and for the purposes fully set forth.

GEORGE A. MITCHELL.

lVitnesses:

E. W. Sco'rr, N. S. SMITH.

